Actors who played U.S. presidents on Saturday Night Live star in a new online comedy clip intended to spotlight the need for financial reform and give him a few pointers

Barack Obama gets a surprise night visit from ex-Presidents Bush Sr., Bush Jr., Clinton, Ford Reagan and Carter.

The video was posted on the Funny or Die Web site Wednesday.

Directed by Ron Howard and written by Adam McKay and Al Jean, the video was shot in California on Sunday with Will Ferrell as George W. Bush, Fred Armisen as Barack Obama, Darrell Hammond as Bill Clinton, Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford, Dan Aykroyd as Jimmy Carter, Dana Carvey as George H. W. Bush. Jim Carrey as Ronald Regan and Maya Rudolph as Michelle Obama.